National Level Coordination Structure of Agenda 21 Actions

1. Key National Sustainable Development Coordination Mechanism(s)/Council(s). Intergovernmental Committee on Ecologically Sustainable Development (ICESD) Contact point (Name, Title, Office): Dr. Margaret Clarke, Assistant Secretary, International and Coordination Branch, Environment Australia Mailing address: G.P.O. Box 787, Canberra A.C.T. 2601, Australia 2. Membership/Composition/Chairperson 2a. List of ministries and agencies involved: Australian Government Departments: Prime Minister and Cabinet; Environment, Sport and Territories; Foreign Affairs and Trade; Primary Industries and Energy. State Government Departments: Premier's, New South Wales; Premier & Cabinet, Victoria; Office of the Cabinet, Queensland; Premier & Cabinet, Western Australia; Premier and Cabinet, South Australia; Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania; Chief Minister's, Northern Territory; Environment, Land and Planning, Australian Capital Territory. Australian Local Government Association. 2b. Names of para-statal bodies and institutions involved, as well as participation of academic and private sectors: See below. 2c. Names of non-governmental organizations: ICESD regularly consults with the following organizations: World Wide Fund for Nature, Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace, Australian Council for Overseas Aid, National Farmers Federation, Business Council of Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, National Environmental Law Association, Environment Management Industry Assoc. of Australia, Australian Association for Environmental Education, Institute of Engineers, Women and the Environment Network, Action for Solidarity Equality Environment and Development (Youth NGO), Community Aid Abroad, National Association of Forest Industries, Environs Australia (formerly the Municipal Conservation Association). 3. Mandate role of above mechanism/council: ICESD is the peak, officials-level, forum for coordination of ecologically sustainable development related strategies and policies which effect Federal, State and Territory, and local government jurisdictions. The committee reports to the Council of Australian Governments. Implementation of strategies and policies is carried out by the relevant agency/jurisdiction. Submitted by (Name): Mr. Andrew Ross Signature: Signed. Title: Director, Intergovernment Unit Date: April 1997 Ministry/Office: Environment Australia Telephone: 61 6 274 1387 Fax: 61 6 274 1858 e-mail: igu@dest.gov.au

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